Virgin and Qantas have now stopped passengers sitting next to each other in order to improve social distancing onboard.
The two governments have become embroiled in a war of words over where the headquarters of Virgin would be if the airline receives a combined bailout funded by a number of states.
Air New Zealand expects its Boeing 777s to remain grounded until April 2021. As a result, the airline plans to lay off nearly 1000 flight attendants from its international fleet.
The Palaszczuk government has announced this morning it will offer $200 million towards a national package to support COVID-19 impacted airline Virgin. The offer is contingent to a similar backing from the federal government plus other states and territories. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading
A firefighting crew have credited their training for enabling them to swim to safety through fuel contaminated water when their Sikorsky S-64E Skycrane crashed into a dam.
The government has granted approval for Sydney Airport to use the shortest of its three runways to store grounded aircraft.